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id="the-exit-status-can-only-be-one-integer-0-255-use-stdout-for-other-data">The
exit status can only be one integer 0-255. Use stdout for other
data.</h2>
<h3 id="problematic-code">Problematic code:</h3>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb1"><pre class="sourceCode sh"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb1-1"><a href="SC2241.html#cb1-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="bu">exit</span> foo bar</span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="correct-code">Correct code:</h3>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb2"><pre class="sourceCode sh"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb2-1"><a href="SC2241.html#cb2-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="bu">echo</span> foo</span>
<span id="cb2-2"><a href="SC2241.html#cb2-2" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="bu">echo</span> bar</span>
<span id="cb2-3"><a href="SC2241.html#cb2-3" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="bu">exit</span></span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="rationale">Rationale:</h3>
<p>In bash, <code>exit</code> can only be used to signal success or
failure (0 = success, 1-255 = failure).</p>
<p>To exit with textual or multiple values from a function, write them
to stdout and capture them with command substitution instead.</p>
<p>See <a href="SC2242.html">SC2242</a> for more information.</p>
<h3 id="exceptions">Exceptions:</h3>
<p>None</p>
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